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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.16B invested in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 107 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.29%33.08% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 360348 (-12)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.76B → $3.16B (-$597M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 43

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4230 (-12)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 107 | Existing positions reduced: 170

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $12.3M

Holders
348
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-3.33%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
34
Increased
107
Reduced
170
Closed
43
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$12.3M
Net Calls
-$10.1M
Net Calls Change
+$5.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFG
176
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.33M -$5.73K -150 -0.4%
CBU
177
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$1.31M -$2.72M -71,192 -67%
AHC
178
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
$1.29M -$162K -4,235 -11%
DADC
179
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.29M +$57K +1,492 +5%
JWA
180
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$63.8K +1,670 +5%
NCMW
181
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$1.27M +$93.7K +2,452 +8%
IH
182
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.25M +$34.1K +891 +3%
LS
183
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.24M -$174K -4,563 -12%
AAA
184
Adams Asset Advisors
Texas
$1.17M
LPC
185
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.15M
FIM
186
Foresters Investment Management
New York
$1.14M
GWM
187
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1.14M +$158K +4,140 +16%
BFEC
188
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.13M -$7.83K -205 -0.7%
QIM
189
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$1.12M +$31.5K +825 +3%
CWM
190
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.11M -$142K -3,712 -11%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
191
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.08M -$279K -7,296 -20%
WG
192
Winchester Group
New York
$1.08M
CIBC World Market
193
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.07M +$154K +4,041 +17%
CTC
194
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.07M -$36.3K -950 -3%
BOK
195
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$1.07M +$73.7K +1,928 +7%
AllianceBernstein
196
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.04M -$46.6K -1,218 -4%
WS
197
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.03M -$258K -6,753 -20%
KC
198
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$1.01M -$10.6K -277 -1%
ACP
199
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1M -$21.1K -552 -2%
HFS
200
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$983K -$636K -16,645 -39%

PFF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $3.16B — down 16% from $3.76B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 43 funds closed out of PFF and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 170 trimmed existing stakes and 107 added.

The largest buyer was Janney Montgomery Scott, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.26M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $56.3M.

  • 348 institutional investors held iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) as of Q3 2013, down from 360 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.16B of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 43 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $8.26M added.
  • The largest iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $56.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.